MOTIVASI BERAFILIASI SISWA ETNIS TIONGHOA DI SMA NEGERI 1 TEBAS

The existence of students with chinese ethnic background that is still very small in number in public schools is still a big question mark in education in Kecamatan Tebas. As the second most populous population after Malay, Chinese people prefer to send their children to a private school where their students are dominated by Chinese ethnics. However, the presence of ethnic Chinese students in a small number of public schools is an interesting thing to look at. This study aims to reveal the behavior and supporting factors that make Chinese students choose to stay in the country. Using the David McClelland needs theory approach as well as the use of qualitative methods with primary data collection of observations and interviews. In this study, the researcher took the main informants, which amounted to three people, consisting of one tenth grader, one at eleven class student of IPA, and one at eleven class student of IPS. the researcher successfully identified ten student behaviors that showed motivation of affiliation and two factors supporting the high motivation of affiliated Chinese students in SMA Negeri 1 Tebas.